Not only does Mama salute Emily Post, but she “goes her one better.”
There’s social etiquette and then there’sMama’n’em’s etiquette.
None of these rules are written down.
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Southerners just absorb them through cornbread and the liquid sugarcane we callsweet tea.
We took a quick poll of our Facebook Brain Trust and found some common threads.
It should come as no surprise that manySouthern rulesfor proper etiquette revolve around food.
Back in the day, children were to be “seen and not heard” when company came over.
Or at the very least “speak only when spoken to.”
Nowadays, there’s plenty of Publixfried chickenfor everybody.
Still, some dining restrictions apply .
andMama has other rules, as well.
Fortunately, there aren’t that many rules to remember.
It’s not everything but it’s enough for Junior and Sissy to qualify as raised right.
